Crumlin Road Courthouse was designed by the architect Charles Lanyon and was completed in 1850. It is across the road from the prison and the buildings are connected by a tunnel running underneath the Crumlin Road. The court closed in 1988 and sold to a local investor for the princely sum of £1. It was planned to turn the building into a tourist attraction and possibly a hotel. Since its closure it has been damaged by fire and now looks particularly unloved.
In contrast the prison opposite has been much more fortunate and is now a successful tourist attraction.
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